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`Tall/whomi??1v1/@concern.ffl j i j "Be it knownthatI, CHARLESvMoRRrs,of the cityandcounty of NewfHavenQin the State "of Connecticut, have`invented anew` and usefulImprolvement in Machinery for `ShavingStrapsofgLeather for Harnesses,V &c. and I do `hereby.` declare* that`the fol- `of the construction,character, and operation of the same,reference being had to the ac`` companying drawings,` which make` apart `of this specification, in"` whichs fsection" of thesame, cutvertical through thecenter; sho `ing the relative position of theoperating parts. *if y "My improvementconsists so construct- *ing andarranging the lseveralfparts of my ."machine, thatrfa strapgfof nleatherof any `thicknessfusedin making harnesses,`&c., befying drawnthroughit,fwith anyl desired velocity, will. hfavfe;fa` shaving of anydesired thickness",` takenoffffrom` end to end, andl `fron1""side` to"sidejleavingfthe surface of theV strap `smooth,"andgeven, and ready forblackng, `or finishing in "anyot-her way, `while Vthe `strapf will HremainiF-o-f" *essentially the same relativethiclmessinitslseveral partsas before being* shaved; while *the machine may V ll be worked byanyinexperienced hand. y

flllake`the1`frame,f,`A,A, of cast iron, r othersuitable ."materi'al,lsubstantially inthelfo-rm shownwinLfFig. 1. At` the top "ofthis frameI.fitlal knife, `@,Fig. l", which isalso shownin `cross section, at a,Fig. 2. And-above this knife-,i",;I1t.a gage, `B, Figs. l andI2.""1`.`his ,gage isto govern, or control i "wthethi'ckness,oftheshaving whichis taken fromuthe flesh side` ofthe strap, Which may .begraduated tOany `desired thickness by, l

1 means .of thefscrews,*b, b, which serve to f hO-ldbOththe knife andgage to theframe, butasgit is designedfonly` to shave the fleshsidegsmoothfsuitablei for blacking,"&c., it .i L `will `;`rarely needadjusting. To the lower `partofthis frame I .at-tach a vibrating frame,C', C', which works on the rod, D, `at each. end, andthe` longitudinalbar, C', C', `(oppositeto therod,;v`D,) rests upon the twoendsofanfelliptic springE,E, all as *shown in Figs. l land`2.` This springE, E, isattachedftothelframe` by the stud, d,

y To the centralpartof the vibratingframe flowingis afull, clear, andexact description Figure ""1, is ajperspective' view of lthe'i`wholemachine., Fig.\2,"1s a view of a cross" .umrnnsrkrnsrarnnr orrrcr.y

non sHAvrNe :eisernen STRAPS.

i Specification Letters Patient No.12,444, dated February 27, 1855.

beforejdescribed, I x` another` vibrating frame, F, which works-bn therod, G, at

"against.the{edgeof the knife, @by means of the spring, I, I, Fig. 1.This spring is v attached totheframe, A,A, A, by the ad`justing"slcrew,lc,Fig. 2. And I have `ad.-

Ljusting screws at each end, as seen at, e, Figs.1 and 2, (ifnecessary,) to prevent the `roller being brought too near the edge ofthe knife. y

Having made and arranged the several parts, `as before described, I passthe two legs, K, K, Fig. l, into suitable holes in the bench, with theback ofthe knife toward me, apply my thumb to the thumb piece, L, and`force back the roller, as shown in Fig. l, and insert the end of thestrap downward between the roller and edge of the knife, when thespring, I, I, will force the roller` forwardfso as to press theleatheragainst the edge of the knife, when by drawing and `will do thework much `betterz--And any experienced hand can, with the machine, dothe work perfectly well, without any danger of injuring theleather,`while the most experienced often injure the leather, and evenspoil straps, while shaving 1 them in the usual way.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, i

The combination of the knife, (a,) and Ngage, (13,) with the swingingframe, (F,)

CHARLES MORRIS.

Vitnesses:

`SAMUEL THOMPSON, R. FITZGERALD.

